The Truth Hurts—Then It Frees You

 Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.

Too many of us are holding on.

To an outcome we expected.
To a system that used to work.
To the belief that if management just got it, if the coach just saw us, if the market just settled down, things would be different.

At some point, we have to stop.

Stop arguing with reality.
Stop defending the past.
Stop waiting for someone else to fix it.

The truth is, isolation basketball ruled—until ball movement won championships.
Sears owned retail—until e-commerce rewrote the rules.
Authority led teams—until influence proved more powerful.

What worked before won’t work forever.

There’s an old proverb: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” And I might add, “Not before it screws with you first.”

Things change—constantly, unpredictably, whether we like it or not.

Which means admitting what we don’t want to say out loud:

The old model was timely, but not timeless.
Our once-relevant mission has lost its way.
If we want to grow, we can’t stay here.

Here’s the truth waiting to set you free: the only change guaranteed is the change you bring about yourself.

You have two choices: face reality and act, or cling to the past and let someone else build the future.

Be honest about what’s coming (and what already is).
Be the one willing to tell the truth.
Get comfortable making others uncomfortable.

Because what seems radical today will be obvious tomorrow.